Battery facts & figures
Around 600 million UK household batteries (22,000 tonnes) – the equivalent weight of 110 Jumbo Jets – are sent to landfill unnecessarily every year
Nine out of 10 people would recycle batteries if there was a door-to-door battery collection scheme in their area
The average household uses 21 batteries a year, all of which could be recycled
89% of batteries are for general use and can be found in every room in the house
You can tell your batteries are running low or used up by:
- testing them in a torch or clock
- using a battery tester
All non-lead acid battery types can be recycled through our trial schemes, including both rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries and battery packs from electronic and electrical equipment:
- Alkaline manganese
- Zinc-carbon
- Nickel Cadmium (NiCd)
- Lithium Ion (Li-ion)
- Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)
- Single-use Lithium
- Silver Oxide
- Zinc Air
